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In Buddhism incense sticks are lit and left as offerings, in Christian religions candles are lit for people in churches. Do we know if both practices of leaving long burning offerings have an ancient common ancestor, or if they developed independently?

by /u/CharmingAssimilation in /r/AskHistorians

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